With US Approval, Israel Plans Syria Escalation

Few things seem to get Israeli officials planning as quickly as a US imprimatur to launch an attack. Having been given the green light not just for Wednesday’s attacks but for other, future attacks Israel is now said to be planning a dramatic escalation.

The new Israeli plan, under consideration by its leadership, calls not only for additional strikes inside Syria but a full-scale ground invasion across the Purple Line, seizing a 10 mile “buffer zone” on the other side of the line in which to install large numbers of Israeli troops and tanks.

Israel’s previous strikes targeted a military research facility as well as a military convoy parked at a base. The convoy reportedly had anti-aircraft missiles on board, which Israel feared would make its regular attacks on Lebanon much less convenient should they fall into Hezbollah’s hands.

The new strikes would center around a putative Iranian listening post, which Iran is apparently using to keep an eye on Israel, which has regularly threatened to attack them.

The “buffer zone” plan is likely to be far more controversial and potentially explosive, since Israel already has a de facto 10 mile buffer zone it seized in 1967, the Golan Heights. In the past half a century Israel has filled this zone with 20,000 settlers, and the new zone would inevitably look like another land grab.

An Israeli invasion might provoke action from Turkey as well, which condemned Israel’s last strikes and has talked about setting up its own “buffer zone” in the far north, hoping to house Syrian refugees inside of that region instead of inside Turkey itself.

US comments on Israel’s attack amounted to unequivocal endorsement of the strikes and any future strikes, but didn’t specify just how far they’re comfortable with Israel going. Since this plan is under consideration at all, it seems safe to say that the Obama Administration is comfortable with leaving the scope of the war up to Israel, which given its current government’s bellicosity will inevitably mean as broad a scope as possible.

Author: Jason Ditz

31 thoughts on “With US Approval, Israel Plans Syria Escalation”

How can the United States be so blatant unless they want to create a provocation to bring in Iran and Hezbollah. The U.S. has done enough to destroy Syria and this next step is obscene. Obama and his State and Defense Departments are responsible. It is a tragedy, outrage and war crime.

Premature or not.., US and EU governments bet on the regime change in Syria.., as their last resort they brought the Saudis and their barbarians to fight the Syrian people.., now to keep their promises that they made to Saudis and UEA they are forced to bring in their last resort Israel.., Turkish government can go to hell blaming the Syrian government not responding to Israelis last attack on Syrian soil.., Syrian government nor the Iranians nor the Iraqis nor the china wants any war.., war is the habit of US and NATO militarism regimes.., this is the costume of the vulture capitalism.., people's government don't have such bad and destructive habits.

Look people.., the Syrian war.., as many other us or NATO planed wars.., are lost before they even start.., simply because these wars are deceptively planed to show to be winnable.., these wars are not defensive wars but colonial wars therefore deemed to lose.

It is of course possible that israeli intervention is the one thing that will keep Assad in power in Syria, esp. if the IDF undertakes a land invasion. How many times have Western or israeli moves turned out as planned?

Premature or not.., US and EU governments bet on the regime change in Syria.., as their last resort they brought the Saudis and their barbarians to fight the Syrian people.., now to keep their promises that they made to Saudis and UEA they are forced to bring in their last resort Israel.., Turkish government can go to hell blaming the Syrian government not responding to Israelis last attack on Syrian soil.., Syrian government nor the Iranians nor the Iraqis nor the china wants any war.., war is the habit of US and NATO militarism regimes.., this is the costume of the vulture capitalism.., people's government don't have such bad and destructive habits.

Look people.., the Syrian war.., as many other us or NATO planed wars.., are lost before they even start.., simply because these wars are deceptively planed to show to be winnable.., these wars are not defensive wars but colonial wars therefore deemed to lose.

Premature or not.., US and EU governments bet on the regime change in Syria.., as their last resort they brought the Saudis and their barbarians to fight the Syrian people.., now to keep their promises that they made to Saudis and UEA they are forced to bring in their last resort Israel.., Turkish government can go to hell blaming the Syrian government not responding to Israelis last attack on Syrian soil.., Syrian government nor the Iranians nor the Iraqis nor the china wants any war.., war is the habit of US and NATO militarism regimes.., this is the costume of the vulture capitalism.., people's government don't have such bad and destructive habits.

Look people.., the Syrian war.., as many other us or NATO planed wars.., are lost before they even start.., simply because these wars are deceptively planed to show to be winnable.., these wars are not defensive wars but colonial wars therefore deemed to lose.

I smell a "Tit-for-Tat" in the making: Israel will soften up Syria in the nam of the USA, to facilitate a NATO-FSA-endgame there in exchange for the USA bombing Iran's nuclear facilities to smithereens on behalf of Israel.

If Russia (Putin) would deploy state-of-the-art air defence missles on the Syrian/Israeli and Lebanese/Israeli borders to prevent the illegal incursions of Israeli aircraft into those sovereign states, it would bring some stability to the region. USA and NATO deployed Patriot missles on the Syria/Turkey border to ensure the same goal. Why the USA is so intent on backing Israeli expansion in the region is beyound comprehension unless AIPAC and Netanyahu really do call the shots for the USA Middle-East policies?

If Russia (Putin) would deploy state-of-the-art air defence missles on the Syrian/Israeli and Lebanese/Israeli borders to prevent the illegal incursions of Israeli aircraft into those sovereign states, it would bring some stability to the region. USA and NATO deployed Patriot missles on the Syria/Turkey border to ensure the same goal. Why the USA is so intent on backing Israeli expansion in the region is beyound comprehension unless AIPAC and Netanyahu really do call the shots for the USA Middle-East policies?

Read Ditz's first sentence again: "Few things seem to get Israeli officials planning as quickly as a US imprimatur to launch an attack." That is pure hasbara or whatever the Hebrew word is for misrepresentation of the facts. Israeli officials plan what they like when they like and couldn't give a damn about imprimaturs from the US or from anyone else (incl. UN). Avi_G yr question sounds relevant.

I hate to say this, I think the state of the art missiles that the Russians have are worthless! I don't think they are half as effictive as they would have us believe. And the USA and Israel know it! I hope i'm wrong. In recent years have you ever heard of any kind of missile taking out and Israeli jet???

Assad does not have "state of the art" Russian missiles because those (S-400, Iskander, etc;) are used by the Russian military and not available for export. The Rusian air defense systems ARE probably the best in the world. This is why the US negotiated strongly to prevent them from selling the slightly older S-300 to Iran. The Saudi's have offered to buy S-400 systems from Russia, but they are not exporting that system yet.

Also, details on the israeli attack are still murky. To my knowledge, Assad did not even fire on them, nor has anyone asked him directly why he didn't.

I keep telling you people that the goal is for the US and NATO to attack Syria so that Israel can attack Hizballah in Lebanon, taking out two missile arsenals with one conflict.

The new Obama plan to "lead from behind" apparently is to let Israel be the stalking horse in dragging in a foreign military intervention.

I repeat my prediction that the US and NATO (and Israel and probably Turkey as well) will be attacking Syria this year, including an Israeli attack on Lebanon through the Bekaa Valley, followed by a US/NATO naval blockade on Iran by end of this year or next year, followed by an Iran war.

I am not sure how many are aware that Syria is equipped now with Russian mobile Iskander surface to surface missile systems. These were delivered by the Russian Navy to Tartus and are now part of the Syrian army's missile force. Should Israel invade the Golan Heights to seize territory, the attacking force could be hit with Iskander Missile strikes and the IDF has NO defense against this missile system. It is immune to iron Dome and immune to Patriot. Using cluster bomb warheads or HE warheads, even a dozen Iskander hits could cause serious IDF casualties. In the war against South Osettia, the Georgian Tank forces were attacked at their base by Russian Iskander strikes. Casualties were heavy and this tank force never entered the war due to damage to men and machine. The IDF is not immune from Iskander and no anti missile system is known to be able to knock it down. So, good luck IDF!

All sides seemingly against one another, in fact are at the highest level working together. Muslim, Christian and Jewish masonic leaders are shaping society to eventually mutual destruction. This will drive people towards atheism and even more cultural destruction. Once nations (those left standing) have seen enough blood the peoples of the Earth will destroy those destroyers of civilization and demand peace. This is when the light of Lucifer will be gifted to the world. Individualism and Nationalism will be surrendered for peace and The New World Order will be fulfilled.